Chapter 107 Ten Commander

Nie Yan looked at the rewards for the Ten Commander rank: 5% defense and 7% health. It was only 2% more defense and 2% more health than the Sergeant rank. The attribute boosts weren't that significant, but every 1% increase meant a lot to Nie Yan, since his base defense and health were already quite high.

He'd have plenty of opportunities to come to the underworld in the future. He wondered if he could raise his rank all the way to High Warlord. Nie Yan couldn't help but think as he walked forward. The evil-aligned, orderly players scattered away in the distance. Nie Yan's power made them feel cold in their hearts. Countless evil-aligned, orderly players had died along the way.

Just as Nie Yan was dealing with a few Thieves, a cold light suddenly approached the back of his head.

Finally, he's shown himself. Nie Yan smiled slightly. He'd been waiting for this guy for a long time.

Lies rushed behind Nie Yan and used a Muffle, his dagger sharp and decisive.

Wind Steps!

Nie Yan used Wind Steps to block Lies' attack, his right-hand dagger stabbing towards Lies' forehead.

At that moment, Lies' footsteps suddenly changed, his body twisted, and with a spin, he dodged Nie Yan's attack, arriving at Nie Yan's side. The dagger in his right hand quickly switched to a backhand position, stabbing towards Nie Yan's back.

This was the Grand Thief's free skill, Backstab!

Whether in the Undead Empire, Greenland, or any other country, the first class advancement for all Thieves was called Grand Thief, and the combat techniques they passed down were generally similar.

Nie Yan clearly saw the person's face. It was actually the undead Thief that Angel Corps had sent to meet him! Arrogant War God had once said that this undead Thief had been expelled from Angel Corps to express their sincerity towards Nie Yan.

It seemed this guy wasn't convinced and had come looking for trouble.

Nie Yan didn't mind sending him back again!

The edge of the dagger in Lies' hand was shimmering with a green light. He'd smeared poison on it!

Lies' expression was ferocious. The poison he'd smeared on the dagger was the Roman Snake venom he treasured. The Roman Snake was the thirty-sixth most poisonous snake in the underworld. Its venom could paralyze the whole body for three seconds. Players could use status skills while poisoned, but they couldn't use active skills.

As long as he was touched by even a little of this snake venom, Nie Yan would surely die!

He didn't expect this guy to use the Backstab skill. He only used it once, but the whole process was deeply imprinted in Nie Yan's mind.

Since comprehending the techniques of Shadow Dance, Nie Yan's own comprehension ability had greatly improved. He had seen others use Backstab in his previous life, but the impression was a bit vague. Now, seeing Lies use it again, the memories in his mind surfaced once more.

Seeing that the Backstab was about to hit Nie Yan, Nie Yan didn't move. At that moment, a Zombie next to him suddenly slammed down with a hammer, hitting Lies and causing him to stagger back a few steps.

Nie Yan waved his dagger and blocked Lies' attack.

Lies was hit by the Zombie's giant hammer and staggered. He was shocked. Nie Yan could actually control the Zombies around him in such an intense battle. It was too incredible.

In fact, in his previous life, ten years after Faith's launch, almost every expert-level player knew this skill and could use it quite proficiently.

Faith could greatly improve a person's reaction ability and mental control. No virtual game had ever been able to change a human's physique through bioelectricity before, but Faith did, which was why it received the Federation's support.

Nie Yan's skills were naturally shocking in the current era.

Nie Yan glanced at Lies as if he didn't exist and continued to control the Golden Land Dragon to attack other units. At that moment, three Zombies surrounded Lies.

The three Zombies moved slowly. The interval between their hammer swings was about two seconds. In theory, three Zombies couldn't threaten a Thief with agile movements. The Thief could easily dodge their attacks, but things had changed.

The three Zombies were tall and large, and the handles of their hammers were very long, giving them a large attack range of about five or six yards.

They swung their hammers rhythmically, staggered, and the attacks became dense. The three Zombies attacked an average of 0.7 seconds apart.

The hammers in the Zombies' hands fell one after another!

Lies used Wind Steps to dodge a Zombie's attack. He was about to run in one direction, but he found that another Zombie was blocking his path. He quickly changed direction, but at that moment, another hammer slammed down with a muffled thud, hitting Lies and causing him to Vanish.

A damage number of over 500 points appeared above Lies' head.

He chugged a bottle of Intermediate Instant Recovery Potion, but before he could escape, another Zombie swung its hammer down.

With a muffled thud, Lies was sent flying.

Just as Lies landed, before he could even stand firm, the first Zombie's attack interval had passed, and a hammer slammed down, smashing Lies flat on the ground.

A so-called top-tier Thief was killed by three Zombies!

Looking at Lies' corpse lying on the ground, Nie Yan smiled faintly. Lies' skills were considered very good among Thieves, but unfortunately, he met Nie Yan. If used well, three Zombies could defy the heavens!

A Thief in the distance recorded the video of Lies being killed and posted it on the Undead Empire's forums.

Lies' skills were good, but he was still killed by three Zombies, making people's scalps tingle. Lies had no power to resist throughout the entire process. The Zombies' attacks rose and fell, and the attack intervals were surprisingly consistent, giving a strong visual impact.

"Damn, Nie Yan is so abnormal!"

"Who is that Thief?"

"That person seems to be Angel Corps' Lies!"

"I just got news that Lies seems to have left Angel Corps."

If it were someone else who was killed by three Zombies, it wouldn't be a big deal, but Lies was a celebrity in the Undead Empire. He could be ranked on the Thief leaderboard. He was someone many players looked up to. Even after leaving Angel Corps, his equipment had dropped significantly, but his strength couldn't be underestimated. But such a Thief was killed by three Zombies. Nie Yan's ability to control multiple units at the same time and control each unit's movements to such a subtle degree was amazing.

This time, no one in the Undead Empire dared to offend Nie Yan. A Thief with such a powerful control ability must have a comprehension of his own skills that ordinary people couldn't match. Even some of the top-tier players in the Undead Empire couldn't help but be impressed.

Nie Yan continued on his way without anyone stopping him. He arrived outside a residential area, which was a tent area. Rows and rows of white tents stretched endlessly. Many players came and went, and from time to time, large bats carried one or two players into the air, flying towards the distant islands.

It was a flight point!

Flight points were like post stations. Players could spend some money to ride flying creatures to the next station. It cost less than using a teleportation array. According to the progress of his previous life, flight points only became truly popular in the seventh year after Faith's launch. Currently, flight points were still relatively rare.

If a flight point was frequently used, a large number of players would naturally set up stalls nearby, and things like tents would naturally increase, gradually becoming a relatively prosperous commercial area.

This flight point must have gathered many evil-aligned, orderly NPCs. Nie Yan thought for a moment, recalled the Golden Land Dragon, entered stealth, bypassed the sight of the evil-aligned, orderly players nearby, and disappeared into the dark jungle.

The Deceive skill was still on cooldown. Although the Disguise Gem could disguise Nie Yan as an evil-aligned, orderly player, he couldn't trade with evil-aligned, orderly NPCs, nor could he communicate with evil-aligned, orderly players. He would be exposed as soon as he spoke. Nie Yan could only wait for the Deceive skill on the Deceiver's Necklace to finish cooling down.

He leveled up in several places nearby for a day, and a natural day ended.

The next time he logged on, he used the Deceive skill to transform into an evil-aligned, orderly player and walked towards the flight point.

One by one, players from the Undead Empire came and went at the entrance. The tent area was very prosperous, with stalls everywhere on the streets selling various goods. Even the small roads outside the tent area were filled with stalls.

Most of the players coming and going were around level 40. They were all heading to the Scorched Islands.

The Scorched Islands included the thirteen islands in the center of the Lava Sea. Only the beast tamers at the flight point knew their specific location.

Nie Yan wore a black cloak, covering his face. Fortunately, there were many players in the Undead Empire who wore black cloaks, so he wasn't conspicuous.

There were two level 70+ Skeleton Guards guarding the entrance to the tent area. They didn't notice Nie Yan in the crowd. Nie Yan mixed in with the crowd and walked towards the flight point.

"I got two gems yesterday, made a profit. Today, we'll go to that respawn point. It's said that camping at a respawn point often yields good things."

"Who knows? Yesterday was just good luck."

Nie Yan could hear the conversations of several players around him, and a sense of familiarity rose in his heart. In his previous life, he often spent several days holed up in one place, constantly grinding monsters. Back then, he would be excited for a long time if he randomly dropped a piece of equipment or a gem. How could he dare to do what he did in this life, challenging elites alone and exploring dungeons solo?

The difference between him in his previous life and him now was like heaven and earth, whether in terms of attributes or equipment.

The flight point in the distance was already close at hand. Huge bats passed over their heads from time to time. These bats stretched out their fleshy wings, with a wingspan of up to three yards. They weighed hundreds of pounds and were covered in dense fluff. When they flapped their wings, a whirlwind was stirred up on the ground, causing the mages' robes to flutter in the wind. Occasionally, the screams of one or two female mages could be heard.